132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 756 LR 1667(02)
An Act Creating and Sustaining Jobs Through the Development of Cooperatives and Employee-owned Businesses by Providing Tax Deductions for Certain Qualified Business Activities
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
Committee: Taxation
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 Projections  FY 2027-28 Projections  FY 2028-29
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $608,260 $522,500 $551,000 $570,000
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund $104,760 $0 $0 $0
Revenue
General Fund ($503,500) ($522,500) ($551,000) ($570,000)
Other Special Revenue Funds ($26,500) ($27,500) ($29,000) ($30,000)
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This bill includes a revenue decrease to the General Fund of $503,500 in fiscal year 2025-26 and $522,500 in fiscal year 2026-27 by providing tax deductions for certain qualified business activities beginning on tax years on or after January 1, 2025. The bill also includes a revenue decrease to the Local Government Fund of $26,500 in fiscal year 2025-26 and $27,500 in fiscal year 2026-27.

The bill includes a one-time General Fund appropriation to the Bureau of Revenue Services within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services of $104,760 in fiscal year 2025-26 to fund computer programming costs associated with the provisions of this bill.